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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024043473 · 4/22/2024 · Webco Chemical Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name
Webco Chemical Corporation
Location
420 W Main St, DUDLEY, MASSACHUSETTS, 01571
NAICS
325611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unclogging a hopper valve. The valve closed once it was unclogged, resulting a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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